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|SBI 3UI |
|Evolution |
Students should be able to:
1. Describe the history behind evolution, including the contributions of Cuvier, Lamark, Darwin, Lyell, Malthus and Wallace.
2. Understand terms associated with evolution such as fitness, selective pressures, selecting for or against, ancestor, decent with modification, gene pool…
3. Be familiar with terms such as Palaeontology, fossilization, the Burgess Shale, index and transitional fossils, The Law of Superposition
4. Compare and contrast the four main types of fossils.
5. Understand and explain the methods used by paleontologists to date fossils, including: Relative Dating and Radioactive Dating.
6. Explain various pieces of evidence of evolution by natural selection including: comparative anatomy, vestigial structures, embryology, comparative biochemistry and geographical distribution.
7. Explain the following mechanisms of evolution using examples: macro and microevolution, mutation, gene flow, non-random mating, genetic drift, founder effect, bottleneck.
8. Explain the different types of speciation: Allopatric, parapatric and sympatric.
8. Explain the different types of selection mechanisms using examples: directional, stabilizing, disruptive and sexual selection.
9. Compare and contrast four different patterns of evolution, including: adaptive radiation, divergent, convergent and co-evolution.
10. Explain, with examples, differences between pre and post zygotic isolating mechanisms.
11. In addition to these expectations, students are responsible for any handouts, activities or labs that were presented in this unit.
Review:
Practice Test
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Evolution Test
Part A – Multiple Choice (20)
Part B – Mix and Match (30)
Part B – Short Answer (15)
Total – 65 Marks
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